Woodland was born in Abu Dhabi to an English father and a Filipino mother. The family moved to Liverpool when Woodland was two years old.
Club career
Bolton Wanderers
Woodland joined Bolton Wanderers in their youth system at the age of eight. He progressed through the ranks, earning Player of the Year on two occasions. Woodland was given a football scholarship aged 15 and a two-year professional contract at 17 years old in April 2013.
Woodland joined League One club Oldham Athletic on 13 March 2015 on a one-month loan. He made his debut the following day, playing the whole match in a 3–1 home defeat against Barnsley. His fourth appearance for Oldham, at home to Rochdale on 24 March 2015, saw him earn the man of the match award. After extending his loan spell until the end of the 2014–15 season, the club was interested in signing permanently. After his loan spell at Oldham came to an end, Woodland was released by Bolton, ending his 12-year association with the club. After leaving Bolton, Woodland went on trial at Major League Soccer team New York Red Bulls.
Woodland signed for National League club Chester on 30 October 2015 on non-contract terms. Woodland made his debut on 21 November 2015, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for John Rooney in the 75th minute of a 2–1 home loss against Woking. After making one appearance, Woodland was released by the club in December 2015. On 25 March 2016, Woodland signed for National League North club Bradford Park Avenue. Woodland made his debut in a 3–0 away loss against Boston United on 9 April 2016 and went on to make seven appearance for the club.
Woodland re-joined Oldham Athletic for the second time on 11 July 2016, signing a six-month contract until December. He made his debut on 20 August 2016 as an 87th-minute substitute in a 1–0 away win over Bury. Woodland was permitted to play for the reserve team of National League club York City, playing in a 3–0 victory at home to Mansfield Town. His release from Oldham was announced on 25 November 2016, and on the same say he signed for York on a contract until January 2017. Woodland made his debut the following day, starting their 3–0 away defeat to Bromley. However, he was dropped after this match, although manager Gary Mills affirmed that Woodland was still in his plans, saying: "Some people judge players on their first game, but I know Luke's a good player". On 5 January 2017, he extended his contract until the end of 2016–17. Having made three appearances, Woodland left York by mutual consent on 7 February 2017.
Woodland signed for Philippines Football League club Ceres–Negros in February 2017. He left the club after deciding to not renew his contract after the 2017 season. He later signed for Thai League 1 club Suphanburi. Woodland signed for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur on 18 February 2019. They dropped injured defender Achmad Jufriyanto in place of Woodland.
International career
Between 2010 and 2012, Woodland was selected for England at youth level, playing 11 matches for the under-16, under-17 and under-18 teams. In March 2015, the Philippine Football Federation invited him to join the Philippines national team training camp. However, he did not attend due to club commitments. Two months later, he was named in the Philippines' 23-man squad for their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Bahrain and Yemen on 11 and 16 June respectively. Woodland missed the match against Bahrain due to delays in gaining international clearance, but made his debut against Yemen on 16 June 2015.
